bursar

3 definitions found

bursar - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Bursar \Bur"sar\, n. [LL. bursarius, fr. bursa purse. See
     Burse, and cf. Purser.]
     1. A treasurer, or cash keeper; a purser; as, the bursar of a
        college, or of a monastery.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A student to whom a stipend or bursary is paid for his
        complete or partial support.
        [1913 Webster]

bursar - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  bursar
      n 1: the treasurer at a college or university

bursar - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  27 Moby Thesaurus words for "bursar":
     accountant, auditor, bookkeeper, cashier, cashkeeper, chamberlain,
     compensator, comptroller, controller, curator, defrayer,
     depositary, depository, financial officer, liquidator, payer,
     paymaster, purse bearer, purser, ratepayer, receiver, recompenser,
     remunerator, steward, taxpayer, treasurer, trustee